 1931 - 2008 (76 years)
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| Name |
Oscar W Shupp |
| Born |
05 Dec 1931 |
Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
23 Oct 2008 |
Topton, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
Longswamp Union Cemetery, Mertztown, Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I157221 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2010 |
| Family |
Fay E Dierolf, b. 03 Jun 1939, Shamrock, Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Dec 2015, Topton, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
01 Nov 1958 |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2010 |
| Family ID |
F51335 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, 24 Oct 2008.
Oscar W. Shupp, 76, Topton, entered into eternal rest in the early morning of Oct. 23, 2008, in the Lehigh Valley Hospice Unit, Allentown, after a valiant fight with lung and heart disease.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, educator and church leader.
He is survived by his faithful wife of nearly 50 years, Fay E. (Dierolf) Shupp. They were married Nov. 1, 1958.
Born Dec. 5, 1931, in Palmerton, he was the 10th child of the late Jerry C. and Lizzie M. (Blose) Shupp.
He was a graduate of Palmerton High School, a 1958 graduate of Kutztown University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education, and received his master's degree in administration from Lehigh University.
He played football for Palmerton High School and Kutztown University.
He was very active in the life of Longswamp United Church of Christ, Mertztown, until ill health prevented him from doing so. He served as an adult Sunday school teacher, property committee chairman, a member and past president of the consistory and a church elder. He recently was named elder emeritus during a special ceremony. He and his wife organized and led the fi rst youth group of the church.
He honorably served in the Navy during the Korean conflict.
Oscar's teaching career began in 1957 at the Links one-room schoolhouse in the Oley Valley School District. He served as elementary principal for the Hamburg School District for two years, beginning in 1967, and continued teaching in the district until retiring in 1989.
After his retirement from teaching he was employed as the pro shop manager at Rich Maiden Golf Club, Fleetwood.
He assisted with the first football team at Hamburg High School, where he also coached the golf team. He was an avid football fan, rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was one of the organizers and coach of the former East Penn Chargers youth football teams.
Other affiliations include a life member of the PSEA and NEA; Hamburg/Schuylkill Area Retired Teachers Association, vice president of the Topton Centennial Committee, member and president of the former Topton Rotary Club and a member of the former Kutztown Jaycees.
Surviving in addition to his wife is a loving son, Richard L., husband of Kathy L. (Deibert) Shupp, Topton.
Other survivors include a sister, Marguerite (Shupp) Heydt, Palmerton.
There are also a granddaughter, Stacie L. Shupp, fiancee of Michael Cuda, Allentown; a grandson, Michael A. Shupp, Topton; and his canine friend, Jezebelle.
He was predeceased by four brothers: Jerry, Harry, Roland and Herbert Shupp; and four sisters: Alma Shupp, Alice Arner, Mary Reinhard and Catherine Kratzel.
A celebration of life for Oscar will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Longswamp UCC church, 200 Clay Road, Mertztown, by the Revs. Sterling A. Schnell and David C. Newhart. Burial will be in Longswamp Union Cemetery, Mertztown. Friends may call Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m., in the church.
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